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Pressure Balancing
Pressure balancing is the ability to maintain an even amount of hot and cold water supplied to an outlet. Pressure balancing is often used in shower valves to prevent drastic temperature fluxuation w
Pressure Balancing Visual Guide
What is Pressure-Balancing? The pressure-balancing principle maintains the pre-selected shower temperature by instantly and continually balancing the hot and cold water pressure as demands are mad
Who is Symmons?
A premier manufacturer of commercial and residential plumbing products, Symmons Industries has set the standard for uncompromised quality in plumbing fittings since 1939. From its pioneering pressu
Why can I get only all hot or all cold water out of the Temptrol shower valve?
The pressure-balancing piston housed in the spindle has become blocked from free movement by foreign matter. Open the valve to the half way position, remove the handle and firmly tap end of spindle (
Why can't I get any hot water out of my valve, only lukewarm?
All Symmons pressure-balancing shower valves come equipped with a handle limit stop to set the handle rotation. If you are not having a problem with hot water elsewhere in the house, it is possible
Why isn't my shower or tub water hot enough when the faucet in the same bathroom provides plenty of hot water?
This is a problem that typically arises during the colder (winter) months when the incoming cold-water temperature starts to drop due to the colder ground temperatures. In most cases the hot water
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What is a handle limit stop and how do I set or adjust it?
All Symmons pressure-balancing shower valves come equipped with a handle limit stop to set the handle rotation. The limit stop is used to limit the valve handle from being turned to excessively hot
Why should I use only Symmons Genuine Replacement Parts?
Symmons manufactures every replacement part whether it is for a faucet an anti-scald, pressure-balancing shower valve or any of our other products, to the same exacting standards that it maintains